25 Of The Best Rooms Of 2015

We combed through our archives to find the most inspirational, and unabashedly stylish rooms to appear in ELLE DECOR and on our site this year.

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The living room of the São Paulo house of architect Marcos Acayaba and his wife, Marlene, which Acayaba designed in 1975; the built-in concrete banquette is fitted with velvet cushions, the rug is Chinese, and the floor is lined with concrete tiles colored with iron oxide.

In the Manhattan loft of designers Timothy Haynes and Kevin Roberts, the neon wall sculpture in the master bedroom is by Glenn Ligon, and the Corian platform bed, a custom design, is dressed with Belgian linens; the circa-1960 bedside tables are by Joseph-André Motte, and the walls are sheathed in a Marmorino wall finish.

In the library of a Park Avenue apartment designed by Kelly Behun, the banquette, upholstered in a cotton velvet by Schumacher, and backgammon table are custom made, the armchairs are by Josef Hoffmann, and the Memphis-style tables are vintage; the photograph is by Bert Stern, the lacquered walls and gold-leaf ceiling are custom finishes, and the carpet is by Stark.

In the breakfast room of this Paris apartment, chairs and a banquette covered in a Lelievre fabric surround a table by Villiers, the pendant fixture is by Corbett Lighting, and the sconces are by Vaughan; the walls were painted by Florence Girette.

In fashion designer Andrew Gn's Paris apartment, a set of chairs by Carlo di Carli surrounds a dining table by Gio Ponti, a painting by Jonathan Saiz hangs above a 1950s rosewood console by Ico Parisi, and the lamp is by Les Dalo; the walls are painted in a pale gray by Guittet.

In the living area of Nichols and Murrough's Los Angles house, the Jens Risom lounge chair and Florence Knoll slate-and-steel cocktail table are both vintage, and the sofa is Swedish; the wall sculpture is by Jason Meadows, and a rug bought at a Marrakesh souk tops a Persian runner found at the Rose Bowl Flea Market.

In New York fashion designer Giovanna Randall's Manhattan home, Jacques Adnet chairs from the 1950s surround the custom-made dining table, the chandelier is by Peter Mikic, and the walls are upholstered in an Old World Weavers damask; the painting is by Jackie Saccoccio, and the floor is white oak.

In the dining room of a Manhattan townhouse renovated by Timothy Haynes and Kevin Roberts of the firm Haynes-Roberts, the chairs, made to match the client's vintage pair by Jacques Quinet, and settees are upholstered in a Pollack fabric, the table and light fixture are custom designs, the walls are covered in a suede by Élitis, and the painting is by Charline von Heyl.

In David and Laurie Rosenblatt's Upper East Side Manhattan duplex, the kitchen island and counters are topped with a Caesarstone surface, the Bertoia barstools are by Knoll, and the 1950s pendants are Italian; the refrigerator is by Thermador, and the sink by Elkay has Rohl fittings.

In the living room of a Paris apartment designed by Pierre Yovanovitch, the tub in the master bath is by Agape, with fittings by Dornbracht, the chairs are by Junya Ishigami, the walls are clad in Brèche de Médicis marble, and the flooring is granite.

The terrace of designer Timothy Whealon's Manhattan apartment features an aluminum table and bench by Harbour Outdoor, lanterns by Restoration Hardware, a screen made of cedar slats, and bluestone flooring. The plantings include boxwood, English ivy, and magnolia.

In this Hollywood Hills home's guest bath, the tub is by Randolph Morris, the sink is by St. Thomas Creations, and all of the fittings are by Kingston Brass. The vintage sconces and Emil Stejnar pendant are from Orange, the 19th-century mirror is Chinese, the walls are sheathed in mirrored tiles by Kit Kraft, and the existing flooring is stained ebony.

The living room of a Long Island house designed by the architectural firm Bates Masi + Architects, with interior decoration by Damon Liss; a pair of sofas by BDDW flanks a 1970s Belgian cocktail table from Van den Akker, the Stilnovo chandeliers and the Brazilian bench are from the 1950s, and a painting by Damien Hirst hangs on a wall of cedar slats.

In the dining room-cum-library, chairs by Castillo are covered in a cut-velvet stripe by Robert Allen with backs in a Jim Thomson fabric. The lacquer-and-brass table is by Maison Jansen; the walls and bookshelves are painted in Farrow & Ball's Rectory Red.

In the sitting room of Victoria and Toby Maitland Hudson's Manhattan townhouse, which was designed by Jeffrey Bilhuber, custom upholstery pieces include a sofa covered in a Clarence House velvet with cushions in a Chapas Textiles fabric, a settee, and low chairs in a Toyine Sellers stripe. The 1950s sconce by Stilnovo is from Donzella; a Regency-style stool is topped with a Fortuny fabric; the 1920s walnut bergères are Italian; and the antique carpet is Spanish.

On the terrace of Todd and Rhonda Bertolet's Alys Beach, Florida, house, which overlooks the Gulf of Mexico, the bone-inlaid folding chairs, side table, and brass-topped cocktail table are Moroccan; the sofa pillows are covered in antique suzanis and the floor pillows in vintage kilims.

The media room of designer Megan Winters Illinois home features an ottoman and armchairs by Winters, the sofa is a custom design, and the side tables and tripod lamps are by Restoration Hardware; the hanging light fixtures are by Ralph Lauren Home, the pool table is by Brunswick, and the rug is by Missoni.

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